2 Zeitungen (2 Exemplare)

Globe: Newspaper for Georg Fischer Employees, No. 2, July 2010

Contents:

• Efficiently successful: In times of scarce resources, environmentally friendly products are the future. (p. 1)
• Well-earned retirement: Jürg Krebser leaves the Executive Committee after 16 years. (p. 1)
• Market strategies: Strong share price rally (p. 1)
• Market strategies: Successful prevention (p. 1)
• Market strategies: Excellence rewarded (p. 1)
• Clean energy for the Expo (p. 1)

Market strategies

• Alternatives for a clean world [interview with Helmut Hilger] (p. 2)
• Now the storm is over: Demand picking up again in all three Corporate Groups. (p. 2)
• No-go's with logos: Logo, font, layout – at GF, everything should be cast from the same mould. [...] (p. 3)
• Comeback of "Made in the USA": The Obama Administration is now committed to revitalising manufacturing. [...] (p. 3)
• Cruising the ocean of success: The replacement of a leaky piping systems on a cruise liner is a complex undertaking [...] (p. 4)
• Prominent precision: A recent study shows that Georg Fischer basically enjoys a good image in the public. [...] (p. 4)
• Interview: Be a global player; leverage strengths (p. 4)
• Trade fairs in the second half of 2010 (p. 4)

Customer projects

• At home in space: Satellites and probes are true marvels of engineering. [...] (S. 5)
• The city of tomorrow: Shanghai, the Pearl of the Orient, is hosting Expo 2010. [...] (p. 6)
• Hotel Collinetta: Lakeside holidays (p. 6)
• New board member: VIP visit (p. 6)
• Soaring price: A wise investment (p. 6)
• More piping systems: 10'000'000 metres (p. 6)
• Students step on the gas: Studying can be fun – just look at the Esslingen University racing team [...] (p. 7)
• GF builds a house: Flexibility was needed to enable GF Automotive to exhibit at China's largest automotive show. (p. 7)

Technology products

• Eagle eyes in the disco: A workplace in the dark, lit only by a violet black light lamp. [...] (p. 8)
• The perfect wave: Smooth flow thanks to a pioneering development from GF Piping Systems (p. 8)
• Nourishment from the neighbour: Where iron is smelted, even the waste heat is still hot enough to cook ravioli and soups. (p. 9)
• Copper tradition: A perfect fit: red bronze and malleable cast iron at GF. (p. 9)

People opinions

• Adventure Africa: Ruth Bächtold has a very personal perspective on the football World Cup in South Africa. [...] (p. 10)
• Good buyers are team players: Seamless cooperation between strategic and operational procurement at GF Automotive [...] (p. 10)
• Water for quake victims: GF responded to the devastating catastrophe in Haiti with rapid, practical aid. [...] (p. 11)
• Training in Beijing: With production in Geneva shut down, EDM equipment is now being assembled in China [...] (p. 11)
• Appointments (p. 11)
• In memoriam (p. 11)
• Guests in Wachau: Nine employees from GF Automotive's foundry in Werdohl volunteered [...] (p. 12)
• 3 questions to Josef Edbauer: Manufacturing network (p. 12)
• So what does …: … Haileab Zeru do? (p. 12)
• The world of the watch doctor: Thomas Börger loves and collects old watches – but only if they're broken. (p. 13)

Site portrait

• Latino duo on the Rio de la Plata: As yet, GF Piping Systems' sales in South America are not particularly high. [...] (p. 14)

Service tips

• Doing a full day's work – through the night.: For shift workers it's not always easy to find the right sleep pattern. [...] (p. 15)
• Shift work is a way of life: Professor Jürgen Zulley explains how the human body reacts to night shift work. (p. 15)
• Right? : Is football a cult in Brazil? (p. 15)
• Masthead (p. 15)

Living culture

• Air travel at a standstill: Eight million travellers grounded because of the ash cloud. (p. 16)
• Summertime … and the livin' is easy: Holidays at the seaside with the kids or an expedition to a far-off land? [...] (p. 16)

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Englische Schlagwörter: Resources :: Environment protection :: Deindustrialization :: Public appearance :: Component testing :: Emergency aid :: Shiftwork